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Rooting cut rose
NormandyLiz
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I was given a rose by the local supermarket for International Women's Day at the beginning of March. It's still looking good and has started to grow side shoots, so I might try and get it to root.
As this wasn't the original intention, I have so far done nothing particularly kind to it, just cut the stem and popped it in tap water that has been changed once.
What would you suggest? Just letting it get on with it, maybe changing the water to rain water? Potting it? Would you re-cut to make it more of a proper cutting? I can't decide between not interfering with what it's doing anyway and giving it a helping hand, which might have the opposite effect.
As this wasn't the original intention, I have so far done nothing particularly kind to it, just cut the stem and popped it in tap water that has been changed once.
What would you suggest? Just letting it get on with it, maybe changing the water to rain water? Potting it? Would you re-cut to make it more of a proper cutting? I can't decide between not interfering with what it's doing anyway and giving it a helping hand, which might have the opposite effect.
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The standard rose cutting procedure for amateurs is: choose a non-flowered hardwood shoot in the autumn sink about a foot of 18in in well-draining soil outdoors and leave for 12m.
Starting where you are,
I would cut the flower off
cut the bottom off just below the lowest joint,
pot into a peat-free compost/sand or perlite 50/50 mix
cover with a clear polythene bag
water well and stand in a well-lit place, indoors to start.
It will need careful watching especially with regard to watering.
Good luck.
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